Numerical modeling of high-temperature shell-and-tube heat exchanger and chemical decomposer for hydrogen production

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 5460-5468

  Kuchi, Gayatri ^a   Ponyavin, Valery ^a   Chen, Yitung ^a   Sherman, Steven ^b   Hechanova, Anthony ^c  

^a University of Nevada Las Vegas   (United States)

^b IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical decomposer; High temperature heat exchanger; Hydrogen production; Porous medium; Shell and tube heat exchanger; Sulfuric acid decomposition

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AERODYNAMICS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROPS; FLUID MECHANICS; GAS FUEL MANUFACTURE; GAS PRODUCERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYDROGEN; IODINE; MIXED CONVECTION; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP; RATE CONSTANTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOLAR WATER HEATERS; SULFUR; SURFACE REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBULENT FLOW; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CHEMICAL DECOMPOSER; HIGH-TEMPERATURE HEAT EXCHANGER; POROUS MEDIUM; SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER; SULFURIC ACID DECOMPOSITION;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 53449100828     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.06.072     Document Type: Article

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